Blackbaud Names Chardon President, CEO

Nonprofit software publisher Blackbaud Inc. has named former Microsoft executive Marc Chardon as president and chief executive of the software concern, which is headquartered here.

Chardon, who will officially begin Nov. 28, succeeds long-time president Robert J. Sywolski. Chardon currently serves as chief financial officer at Microsoft's information worker business, a post he has held since 2003.

The SVP of Operations and Strategy at Golden Star Technology, Inc. had to look at what systems and processes they had in place, evaluate a shortlist of solutions or combination of solutions, and settle on a platform that would last them for the next 30 years.